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Wind Advisory 27, NWS Albuquerque, NM

April 12, 20215 counties in New Mexico

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this wind advisory at Apr 12, 2021, 2:20 PM MDT for 5 counties in New Mexico. It took effect at Apr 13, 2021, 12:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 9 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 12, 2021, 2:20 PM MDT (20:20 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 13, 2021, 12:00 AM MDT
Expired
Apr 13, 2021, 9:00 AM MDT
In force
9 hr
Issued by
NWS Albuquerque, NM

Counties Bernalillo County, NM, Cibola County, NM, Sandoval County, NM, Torrance County, NM, Valencia County, NM

The radar

The Albuquerque radar (KABX), 17 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:19 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Albuquerq/Krtlnd, NM (KABQ), launched 12:00Z, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 22 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Albuquerq/Krtlnd, NM at 12:00Z on 2021-04-12Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Albuquerq/Krtlnd, NM at 12:00Z on 2021-04-12The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 136 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
3194 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
58 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
136 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
139 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

200 
WWUS75 KABQ 122020
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
220 PM MDT Mon Apr 12 2021

NMZ219-131000-
/O.NEW.KABQ.WI.Y.0027.210413T0600Z-210413T1500Z/
Middle Rio Grande Valley/Albuquerque Metro Area-
220 PM MDT Mon Apr 12 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM MDT 
TUESDAY...

* WHAT...East winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected.

* WHERE...Middle Rio Grande Valley/Albuquerque Metro Area.

* WHEN...From Midnight tonight to 9 AM MDT Tuesday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree 
  limbs may be blown down.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high 
profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$

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1 follow-up statement
892 
WWUS75 KABQ 130947
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
347 AM MDT Tue Apr 13 2021

NMZ219-131500-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-210413T1500Z/
Middle Rio Grande Valley/Albuquerque Metro Area-
347 AM MDT Tue Apr 13 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MDT THIS MORNING...

* WHAT...East winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 mph.

* WHERE...Middle Rio Grande Valley including the Albuquerque Metro 
  Area.

* WHEN...Until 9 AM MDT this morning.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree 
  limbs may be blown down.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high 
profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$

Shoemake

The office that day

Everything else NWS Albuquerque, NM issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 12, 2:21 PM MDTFire Weather WatchABQCatron, Cibola, McKinley, Rio Arriba, Sandoval, San Juan and 1 more24 hr

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.